{"id":263794,"date":"2026-06-11T22:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263794\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T22:04:09","slug":"brooklyn-park-police-reel-in-the-fun-at-kids-fishing-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/263794\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Park Police Reel in the Fun at Kids Fishing Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4:34 PM | Thursday, June 11, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Kids in Brooklyn Park reeled in some fish with the help of local police.<\/p>\n<p>The Brooklyn Park Police Department hosted its annual Cops N Kids fishing event on June 10. The long-standing tradition, which dates back to 2009, brought together about 100 local children for a day of outdoor fun and mentorship at the pond outside of the city\u2019s Community Activity Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the excitement of the catch, the event serves a deeper purpose: fostering positive, lasting relationships between law enforcement and Brooklyn Park youth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-203028\" class=\"wp-image-203028 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-11-at-11.54.13-AM.png\" alt=\"a kid fishing in brooklyn park during the annual cops n kids fishing event\" width=\"678\" height=\"380\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-203028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids taking part in the annual Cops \u2018N\u2019 Kids fishing event all received free rods and reels.<\/p>\n<p>Building Bonds Beyond the Badge<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynpark.org\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Brooklyn Park Police<\/a> Chief Mark Bruley, the event is personal. Reflecting on his own childhood, Bruley shared how finding a passion for fishing helped keep him on the right path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember when I was a very young boy and I went fishing all the time with a buddy down by a little creek,\u201d Bruley said. \u201cWe knew kids that were getting in trouble, and I really felt like having that distraction in my life and creating that passion for fishing really kept me away from doing things that probably got me into mischief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By sharing that same hobby with today\u2019s youth, the department hopes to provide a healthy outlet that encourages personal growth and keeps kids engaged in positive activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough today\u2019s fun, one of my favorite things is, I\u2019ll drive by [the fishing pond] next week and I will see some of these kids that walk up here from nearby homes and apartment complexes, and they will be fishing, and I love to see that,\u201d added Bruley.<\/p>\n<p>Every participating child in the Cops N Kids fishing event received a brand-new rod and reel to take home.<\/p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/ccxmedia.org\/news\/brooklyn-park-police-report-shows-crime-drops-to-37-year-low\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Brooklyn Park Police Report Shows Crime Drops To 37-Year Low<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccxmedia.org\/city\/brooklyn-park\/\" rel=\"tag follow noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Brooklyn Park<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4:34 PM | Thursday, June 11, 2026 Kids in Brooklyn Park reeled in some fish with the help&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-263794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}